This Week in Racing History (September 8-14)

This Week in Racing History
Michael J. Stucker
September 8
Roy Salvadori drives an Aston MArtin to victory in the Coppa Inter Europa
at Monza, Italy (1963).
September 9
Driver Tim Richmond resigns from the Hendrick Motorsport NASCAR team ...

This Week in Racing HistoryMichael J. Stucker

September 8Roy Salvadori drives an Aston MArtin to victory in the Coppa Inter Europa
at Monza, Italy (1963).

September 9Driver Tim Richmond resigns from the Hendrick Motorsport NASCAR team (1987).

September 10Rookie Gil de Ferran wins the Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca
in California, USA, for his first CART win. Jacques Villeneuve, at age 24,
becomes the youngest CART champion (1995).

September 11Lucien Bianchi and co-driver Georges Berger win the Tour de France rally
in a Ferrari 250 GTO (1963).

September 12Bob Estes, driver, team owner, and co-founder of USAC born (1913).

September 13Juan Manuel Fangio is handed the Italian Grand Prix at Monza when Alberto
Ascari, while leading, spins to avoid a backmarker on the last lap and is
t-boned by Onofre Marimon (1953).

September 14"Dyno" Don Nicholson becomes the first NHRA Funnycar driver to run the
1/4-mile in under 8 seconds when he turns in a 7.96 second pass (1966).